mike_lumina92 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 i recently put 18 inch rims on my 92 lumina and the tires are a lil bit to wide ( not much) and every big bump or dip they rub the inside of the wheel walls, i've heard of rolling the fenders and other ways to help but let me know wha you think. it only rubs in the back, and only when there are people in the backk seat, or sometimes when i turn sharply, but like i say let me know what you think 1992 lumina euro 2dr 3.1 v6 HELP needed ASAP!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If its your rears, this sounds like blown struts. Same thing happened to me. Espically when you have ppl in the back. Time to get new rear struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_lumina92 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 thanks man ill be sure to try that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I had this on my old GP, and the struts helped some, but it turned out the monoleaf pads were shot and the monoleaf was just saggy. That might also be a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carkhz316 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I had this on my old GP, and the struts helped some, but it turned out the monoleaf pads were shot and the monoleaf was just saggy. That might also be a factor. Ya, struts don't support the wait of the car much at all. The monoleaf does and you're probably going to have to look into that. They're some threads about re-shimming them with those lift blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 well your car is designed to have the wheel go through the whole motion, blown struts or not. So i'd fix any interference issues. Its expensive to replace tires. Just roll the inner fender, it takes like 2 seconds. And its easier if you have blown struts, you just need a friend. All you gotta do is put a round piece of metal or wood (metal prefered, but something like a small log would work) whose diamter is a little bit smaller than your wheel gap, place it on top of the tire and angle it so that the top is pointing in toward your car and get a friend to bounce the rear end of your car. Keep moving the round block to bend up the inner lip in all areas that it would contact the tire Dont get your fingers pinched! There are other ways to do it, its not rocket science, but the easiest ways include using your tire as a fulcrum and something stiff to bend the inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 well your car is designed to have the wheel go through the whole motion, blown struts or not. So i'd fix any interference issues. Its expensive to replace tires. Just roll the inner fender, it takes like 2 seconds. And its easier if you have blown struts, you just need a friend. All you gotta do is put a round piece of metal or wood (metal prefered, but something like a small log would work) whose diamter is a little bit smaller than your wheel gap, place it on top of the tire and angle it so that the top is pointing in toward your car and get a friend to bounce the rear end of your car. Keep moving the round block to bend up the inner lip in all areas that it would contact the tire Dont get your fingers pinched! There are other ways to do it, its not rocket science, but the easiest ways include using your tire as a fulcrum and something stiff to bend the inside Baseball bat works well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I had this on my old GP, and the struts helped some, but it turned out the monoleaf pads were shot and the monoleaf was just saggy. That might also be a factor. Shot, or altogether missing, I'll second your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_lumina92 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 yeah, thanks what are monoleaf pads?? tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads what they are where they are and how to fix or replace them honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannZ34 Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 If I am not mistaken they are rubber pads that cusion the monoleaf where it seats in the left and right knuckles. when I changed my struts i knoticed that I had one missing and the other was completely worn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 yeah, thanks what are monoleaf pads?? tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads what they are where they are and how to fix or replace them honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads There is a thread in the FAQ section that will answer all your questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GrandPrixlover1 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 i just replaced my rear struts this past weekend, and the car rides alot better!! Stock OEM replacement struts FTL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 yeah, thanks what are monoleaf pads?? tell me all there is to know about monoleaf pads what they are where they are and how to fix or replace them honestly,i have never even seen or heard of mono leaf pads Mike, lie down at the back end of your car. Look underneath and just where the struts end you should see rectangular plastic blocks, should be white in colour I would think, right where everything seems to meet: I can't find Matt's pic, so here's mine. The GP is way worse for visability down there! If there's nothing there on one or either side, that's your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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